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The Red Wine Haiku Review: RED WINE HAIKU

Submitted by Ryan on Friday, 30 September 2005No Comment |

I can’t resist, this page is great. Lane Steinberg has made a page of Redwine haikus in strict 5-7-5 syllable format. The only reason I’m taking the time to post this here, is because there seems to be a good amount of Spanish wines reviewed.

87)Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha 2003 (Spain)
It’s all in the glass
The sun on the horizon
Vines heavy with fruit

Personally, I believe this is what wine is all about – having fun! Sometimes I think people take the details for each wine they taste a bit too seriously. This different approach to a tasting note might even inspire others to look at wine differently. Enjoy! RED WINE HAIKU


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